- Date
- August 29, 1992, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Alton, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60468Christen Industries S2B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920829033939A
- Case key
- 15532
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to accomplish refueling.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported he had flown from his home airport at st. charles, MO. To Alton, IL., to give friends rides in his recently acquired airplane. He said he did not refuel before departing for his home airport, and the engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. A forced landing was made to a field, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. No usable fuel was discovered aboard the airplane during the post accident inspection. The pilot had approximately 15 hours total flight time in this model airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60468
- Reported as
- Christen Industries S2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5172
- Airframe hours
- 66
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cassens, Allen R.
- Registered owner
- Cassens, Allen R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1991 · 25 hours before
- Destination
- 3SZ · St Charles Co., MO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 15 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 29 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALN, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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